The Shepherd's Pie
The book begins with the author contemplating suicide via handgun and then proceeds to describe her journey through depression and seeming madness at a mental health and recovery facility in South Carolina. Along the way, she describes many characters who were influential in her life—both positively and negatively. The book concludes with a description of her life and practice as it now is, and with a discussion of how negative events can shape a person positively if these events are looked at with an eye toward self growth.
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The Shepherd's Pie
The book begins with the author contemplating suicide via handgun and then proceeds to describe her journey through depression and seeming madness at a mental health and recovery facility in South Carolina. Along the way, she describes many characters who were influential in her life—both positively and negatively. The book concludes with a description of her life and practice as it now is, and with a discussion of how negative events can shape a person positively if these events are looked at with an eye toward self growth.
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The Shepherd's Pie

The Shepherd's Pie

by Dr. Bridgette Y. Williams Ph.D
The Shepherd's Pie

The Shepherd's Pie

by Dr. Bridgette Y. Williams Ph.D

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Overview

The book begins with the author contemplating suicide via handgun and then proceeds to describe her journey through depression and seeming madness at a mental health and recovery facility in South Carolina. Along the way, she describes many characters who were influential in her life—both positively and negatively. The book concludes with a description of her life and practice as it now is, and with a discussion of how negative events can shape a person positively if these events are looked at with an eye toward self growth.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781667848877
Publisher: BookBaby
Publication date: 08/03/2022
Pages: 118
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Bridgettte Williams holds a Masteer's degree in counseling and a PhD. in pastoral counseling. She is a licensed substance abuse counselor and holds a Substance Abuse Professional license with NAADAC and the Virginia Dept. of Transportation. She has been a counselor to thousands for more than 25 years and developed her current practice after her brother suffered his death via a heroin overdose. She knows first-hand the problems that mental health illness can present to both an individual and to an individual's family and network of friends.

Table of Contents

Prologue 1

Chapter 1 The Suicide Attempt 3

Chapter 2 The Ambulance Ride and Arrival at Fenwick Hall 11

Chapter 3 My Early Background and Our Time in Norfolk, Virginia 14

Chapter 4 Re-Assignment to South Carolina 19

Chapter 5 A New Beginning with the African Assembly of God Church 22

Chapter 6 Joining the New Life in Christ Church 25

Chapter 7 My Emerging Awareness of Ronnie and the Church 27

Chapter 8 Attending the Women's Aglow Conference 34

Chapter 9 Becoming an Outsider in the Church 39

Chapter 10 I Found the Missing Link 45

Chapter 11 The Good Samaritan 55

Chapter 12 Complete Embarrassment-My Turning Point into Despair 62

Chapter 13 My Stay at Fenwick Hall 69

Chapter 14 My Extended Family at Fenwick Hall 79

Glenn 79

Roxie 81

Nurse Amy 83

Indigo 84

Karen 85

David 86

Sara 87

Stephanie 88

Greg 88

Marcia 89

Monica 90

Dr Frankel 91

Chapter 15 My Road Back to Mental Health 93

Chapter 16 Broken, Restored, and Made Better 105

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